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*In force · Consolidated version of 23 November 2025 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02014R0600-20251123)*

The competent authorities shall check that systematic internalisers comply with the conditions for order execution laid down in [Article 15(1)](15.md) and with the conditions for price improvement laid down in [Article 15(2)](15.md).

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[Title III — Transparency for systematic internalisers and investment firms trading OTC and tick size regime for systematic internalisers](../titles/iii.md) · [← Article 15](15.md) · [Article 17 →](17.md)